CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — North Carolina’s state auditor is investigating a settlement reached between Charlotte leaders and the husband of the city’s new police chief, Estella Patterson.
The settlement was announced days before her hiring.
Lance Patterson, a former Charlotte Fire Battalion Chief, had a years-long discrimination lawsuit against the city. In an interview with our news partners at WBT, Republican State Auditor Dave Boliek insisted his investigation is not politically charged…